A modern building with large windows and wooden slats stands next to a green lawn, with another concrete structure and trees visible in the background under a clear sky.

Library and Learning Commons Tour – Vice President for SJU Institutional Advancement, Rob Culligan ’82

June 27, 2025

3:15 PM

SJU, Walking tour, meet outside the main doors of Alcuin library facing the Abbey Church. 

Innovation. Collaboration. Technology. These are the watchwords of 21st-century workplaces and communities. The Reinhart Learning Commons is designed for the kind of learning and teaching essential to preparing our students for their future. This exciting building combines flexible classrooms, the latest technology, and a variety of informal social learning spaces. It will provide faculty and students with the environment and the tools to fully engage in collaborative learning and innovative thinking. This tour of the newly remodeled Alcuin Library will demonstrate how a 21st century library provides flexible spaces for both solitary study and collaborative work; deploys the digital tools required by scholars and students; efficiently houses print resources; and supports a holistic academic experience with an array of academic support services.